PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5.2: Brain Death, Amygdala, Suggestibility
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Hypnosis is actually a procedure of inducing a heightened state of suggestibility. Instead, the hypnotist suggests changes, and the subject is more likely to comply as a result of the suggestion. These hypnotic suggestions typically fall under 3 categories: Ideomotor suggestions are related to scientific actions that could be performed, such as adopting a specific position. Challenge suggestions indicate actions that are not to be performed, so that the subject appears to lose the ability to perform the action. Cognitive-perceptual suggestions involve a subject remembering or forgetting specific information, or experiencing altered perceptions such as reduced pain sensations. Hypnotists can increase the likelihood that subjects will perform simple behaviours that they have performed or have thought of performing, and would be willing to do when in a conscious state. The word hypnosis comes from the greek word hypno, meaning sleep.
